Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a major health problem in pregnancy and postpartum period. Catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) is safe and effective in the management of symptomatic DVT. Value of CDT in postpartum DVT is not fully evaluated. We describe five patients presenting with acute iliofemoral DVT in their early postpartum period who were treated with mechanical thromboaspiration and CDT....

BACKGROUND Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a potentially progressive disease with complex clinical sequelae. The clinical practice guidelines of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) recommend various treatments for all patients with objectively proven DVT. This study retrospectively compares enoxaparin with CDT on treatment efficacy and safety and the evolution of acute proximal DVT in...

CONTEXT Although recent trials have demonstrated the safety and efficacy of low-molecular-weight (LMW) heparin, clinicians may need help incorporating this drug into routine practice. OBJECTIVE To describe the development, implementation, and early results of an outpatient LMW heparin program for acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT). DESIGN Before-after study. SETTING Eight health centers o...

May-Thurner syndrome (MTS) is a rare disease that causes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in young females (age 20 to 50). DVT is caused by mechanical obstruction of the left common iliac vein by the right common iliac artery resulting in stasis rather than a primary hypercoagulable state. Although MTS is found in 22% of cadavers, it causes <5% of lower extremity venous disorder. Greater than 70% com...

INTRODUCTION Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is thought to be less common in Asians than in the Caucasian population. The incidence of asymptomatic DVT in high-risk groups in the Asian population has not been well studied. While DVT incidence among Caucasian stroke patients has been extensively studied and the need for prophylaxis established, the lack of data in Asian patients leaves physicians w...

INTRODUCTION Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care unit (ICU) patients despite use of prophylactic anticoagulant therapy. The aim of the present study was to determine the incidence of DVT among medical and surgical ICU patients. METHODS In this cross sectional study, patients older than 18 years who were hospitalized in the ICU of Imam Hosse...

OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to assess the short- and long-term efficacy of different thrombolytic therapy regimens in patients with leg or pelvic deep venous thrombosis (DVT). BACKGROUND It is unclear whether locoregional or systemic thrombolysis is superior in treating acute leg DVT or even whether lysis is more effective than anticoagulation therapy in preventing postthrombotic sy...

Patients with heart failure (HF) are particularly vulnerable to the development of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and its related complications of pulmonary embolism and right ventricular failure. To improve our understanding of the clinical characteristics, prophylaxis, and initial management of patients with HF and deep vein thrombosis (DVT), we compared 685 patients with a history of HF with 3...

In Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF), hemorrhagic manifestations are common but thrombotic events are uncommonly reported, despite the wide range of increased procoagulant activity during Dengue Fever illness. We report a case of a 55-year-old man of Asian Indian ethnicity who developed large vein thrombotic event -Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE) in the acute phase of DHF. H...

INTRODUCTION Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a serious health problem that affects more than 2 million people annually in the United States. Many of these patients develop asymptomatic DVT, but months to years later may experience symptomatic post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS). It is not known how many cases of PTS can be traced to "asymptomatic" DVT because venography is no longer routinely done and...